Cthulhu_is_my_homeboy:Egoy3k: How is 'Jig-a-loo' racist? The only word I can think of that it relates to is gigolo. That is not a race and I'm pretty sure that was the intended connotation for their brand of lubricant.

cgraves67:Egoy3k: How is 'Jig-a-loo' racist? The only word I can think of that it relates to is gigolo. That is not a race and I'm pretty sure that was the intended connotation for their brand of lubricant.

Put a "b" where the "l" is and you get a synonym for the n-word.

Cthulhu_is_my_homeboy:Egoy3k: How is 'Jig-a-loo' racist? The only word I can think of that it relates to is gigolo. That is not a race and I'm pretty sure that was the intended connotation for their brand of lubricant.

the word you would be looking for is Jigaboo

Thanks guys I didn't know that word existed but still I think the second part of my post is relevant. It seems more likely that the intended target was gigolo IMO.

After years of empirical research, I have come to the conclusion that there are a wide variety of colors, facial features and body types within the human species. To find out more about why it is a terrible idea to build your life around this fact, you can visit your local library.

iBeat Blaxx MP3 Player - I think the company deserves some blame here. This isn't obscure slang or some double entendre. It literally sounds like, "I beat blacks."

Audi RS6 White Power - I'm guessing they're not marketing this model to Americans or the company execs would have been vaguely aware of white power groups in America and their enthusiastic embrace of racial supremacy, fascism and Hitler in particular.

Gookie - Meh. I can't get worked up over this. It's a cookie with filling that makes it gooey, so it's a play on the words "cookie" and "gooey," not a slur against a Vietnamese person.

We need to have a serious nationwide talk about branding things "racist".

Racism should involve either actual intent or the ignorance of one's own racism showing through.

Things that may appear raciest to those so inclined to see it, yet having no history or intent of racism should not be classified as such.

This would include things like swastikas () in an Asian or Native American context, or really in any non-Nazi context or product placements that were not run past someone specifically looking for racism.

I'm no scholar on the wold history of racism, and I've never heard of the term "Oreo" to refer to any black person. I would be cautious of in on instinct, but I can see where a lot of people wouldn't have that thought if they had been sheltered from most racism growing up. One could easily imagine that someone who didn't grow up in the U.S. or a handful of other countries would have no idea that they needed to watch out for people misinterpreting their actions.

If Ikea is responsible for someone misassembling their product, then Bic is responsible for someone using their pen to draw a swastika. Likewise, something written in a different language that sounds racist in English is not, in fact, racist.

Years ago we would walk our dog in a park near our house. At a certain point in the path there was an area that if you were not wearing closed toed shoes (i.e. wearing sandals, flip flops), you would almost always be bitten by small unseen bugs or mites. It felt like a small electric shock to your feet or ankles. My wife would call it, "getting nipped".

One sunny day, while out walking our dog, we approached the area where we had so many times been attacked by the unseen menace. My wife, looking down at the ground, said loudly to me, "here come the nips!". At that exact moment (as if summoned by a higher power), a bicycle bell rang, and approaching us from no more than ten feet away, a family of Asian persuasion, a mother, father, and two children silently passed us on their bikes.

The Irresponsible Captain:This would include things like swastikas () in an Asian or Native American context, or really in any non-Nazi context or product placements that were not run past someone specifically looking for racism.

These aren't racist, just racial because you see, when you put certain words are put together they sound like insults and slurs but really, it's just normal in other countries because sometimes they have different names for things or different sayings in other countries other than the U.S.

There, see how smart I am to tell all of you this, so now, hopefully, you can stop having a laugh or even a smirk and go back to re-thinking your life because you needed me to come on here and tell you all this.

FarkedOver:Combat boots don't necessarily imply racism. Their are anti-racist skinheads, but I think most people are unaware of that fact.

Saw my fair share of Skins Vs. SHARPs (Skinheads Against Racial Predjudice) fights in the pits at shows back in the day. Even saw Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones stop the band to break up a fight. Made both guys shake hands and then hug a black horn player. The skin was briefly reluctant, but I think he realized how outnumbered he was by a pissed off crowd.